The Big, Big Flood
By Kelsey, Kindergarten

I saw my old little chair. It was yucky.
I didn't touch anything because the flood got in my house too much
I heard sirens. They were really loud and they sounded like police sirens.
I tasted the cereal in the back seat of my car. We keep it in the trunk.
I smelled the old garbage. It smelled really, really icky.

Flood Damage
By Emily, Kindergarten

I saw broken glass form the window of my house.
It looked like a hors; a dirty hors.
I felt mud. It felt soft like soft hair.
I heard glass breaking when we were throwing garbage away.
It sounded like a quiet "ching."
I tasted some candy from the gas station. It tasted good.
I smelled flood water. It smelled like root beer pop to me.
I am glad that the flood is over.

Wrecked Down City
By Laura, Kindergarten

I saw mold. It looked green.
I felt some tall weeks. They felt cold and straight.
I heard sirens. They sounded noisy.
I tasted Red Cross food. It tasted like chili.
I smelled smoke. It smelled like the weeds burning.

Rough Flood
By Bronson, Grade 1

I heard splashing on the army truck - boom, boom.
I tasted the good pizza at Fisher and it tasted hot.
I saw water on our ceiling. It was dirty like the back of sticky tape.
I felt cold water when I had to get to the army truck.
Cold enough to make me shiver.

My Feelings about the Flood
By Kristen, Grade 2

I heard sirens.
They sounded like my telephone that is really loud.
And keeps going until you answer it.
I saw lots of flood water.
It looked like dirty water in a lake.
I smelled coffee that was cooking in the morning when we were at the hotel.
It smelled like hot chocolate.
My dad said if I was really careful I could touch some of the flood water.
It felt like water out of m y bathtub or sink.
I tasted coffee at the hotel.
It was like hot chocolate with sugar in it.
I was sad when I went to my grandma's house in Fischer.
The principal said there might not be enough room for me in the class.
Then he went to the class and came back one minute later.
He said the teacher had an extra desk so I could go to that class.
I was happy that I got food from the Salvation Army
Because we didn't have any food in our house.
I was scared when I heard that the flood came and I started to cry.

The Fast, Fast Water
By Jenna, Grade 3

The water ran very fast,
As fast as a horse.
After the flood, I saw hangers.
They looked all brown and broken on the street and on our stairs.
I smelled plums because they were on the ground.
They smelled wavy.
I touched the dirty closet and it felt slimy.
I smelled tomato soup.
It smelled lovely.
I tasted a lot of water.
It tasted slithery.

The Mud Flood
By Andrew, Grade 3

I smelled the water in my basement.
It smelled like water in the sewer.
I tasted the dirty water from my sink.
It tasted like mud with water.
I touched the dike that was wet.
It felt like a glob of mud.
I saw the bridge all covered with water and mud.
The flood water sounded like waves from the sea.

Glad
By Grant, Grade 4

I'm glad that most of my stuff got saved,
Because my dad and Michelle's dad nearly cleared out my basement.
So we did not lose that much stuff in our basement.
We saved a lot of stuff like sewing machines, thread, toys , tool boxes,
Holiday decorations, picture albums and tons of other things.
I still have most of my toys.

The Red River Flood
By Katie, Grade 4

I saw my grandma
Getting a piggy back ride
Through the water.
I heard the sirens
During the night.
They sounded like war.
I smelled the fire.
It smelled like a campfire
On cold summer's night.
I touched the mud.
It felt like a soft wet mushroom.
I ate the Red Cross food.
It tasted vile.

The Lost Bike
By Alex, Grade 5

My big green bike, now muddy and rusty.
I used to ride it all last summer.
It smelled like fresh rust in the morning.
It felt rough from the rust.
Now, it's in a junk pile shredded up and gone.

The Flood of '97
By Lacey, Grade 5

I touched my dog, Gabby, and she felt cold and wet.
I saw people crying and it looked like rain falling down their faces.
It seemed like their hearts were broken.
I heard sirens and they sounded like screaming.
I smelled muck. It smelled like old fish.

The Flood
By Tyler, Grade 6

The sirens go off seeming to scream, "The flood is coming."
The National Guard scurried through the streets
Like mice going from house to house
Telling people to pack up their things and get out.
The people ran out to their cars and trucks
And put their things in them
And drove away to stay with family or friends.